3 years later: Look back on Tropical Storm Irene

Three years ago, Tropical Storm Irene tore through New Hampshire, bringing damaging wind and rain.

Three years ago, Tropical Storm Irene tore through New Hampshire, bringing damaging wind and rain.

WEBVTT RAIN. METEOROLOGIST HAYLEY LAPOINT TAKES US BACK. THIS IS THE SOUND THAT MANY OF US HEARD THREE YEARS AGO TODAY, RUSHING AND RELENTLESS WATER AS RIVERS AND STREAMS OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS WHEN IRENE CAME BARRELING THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS WAS THE SCENE ALONG THE PEMIGEWASSET AFTER 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN TOO SHORT A TIME. IT WASHED AWAY HUNDREDS OF TREES, AS THE WATER RAVAGED ALONG. PAVEMENT WAS TORN UP AND WASHED AWAY ALONG THE CANNING AMAG US -- THE KANAMANGUS HIGHWAY. HOMES AND HOLDERNESS HAD TO BE PUMPED OUT. EVEN SOME CAMP SITES WERE COMPLETELY WASHED AWAY. IT WAS A MESS. FOR WEEKS, AND MANY COMMUNITIES. TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS BLAMED FOR AT LEAST 60 DEATHS IN THE U.S., INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO DIED IN WOLFEBORO WHEN A TREE FELL ON HIM DURING THE CLEANUP PROCESS. SO MANY UNFORGETTABLE IMAGES FROM THE STORM, INCLUDING THIS VIDEO WE CAUGHT OF A FATHER AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, WHO WERE ALMOST SWEPT AWAY BY THE FEROCIOUS MERRIMACK IN MANCHESTER, AFTER THE STORM WAS GONE. THEY WERE LUCKY. THESE FIREFIGHTERS REACHED THEM IN TIME. MANY OF YOU POSTED PICTURES TO OUR WEBSITE SHOWING DAMAGE, HERE'S A SHOT FROM CANTON OF THE TURKEY JIM'S BRIDGE WHICH WAS PRACTICALLY SWEPT AWAY. LOTS OF TREES CAME DOWN TOO AND THIS U LOCAL PHOTO YOU CAN SEE BIG TREES THAT FELL ON TOP OF CARS. WE ALL REMEMBER SOMETHING ABOUT THAT DAY, AND HOW THE STORM IMPACTED US. SHARE YOUR STORY ON WMUR'S FACEBOOK PAGE AND POST PICTURES TO THE U LOCAL SECTION OF OUR

3 years later: Look back on Tropical Storm Irene

Three years ago, Tropical Storm Irene tore through New Hampshire, bringing damaging wind and rain.